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New York Fancy Food Show 2024 | Salon d’aliments fantaisie New York 2024
The Summer Fancy Food Show took place June 23-25 at the Javits Center in New York City. This is the Colombo USA team at the New York Fancy Food Show. The people in the picture from left to right are; Pat Pelliccione, Joe Sollazzo (JKO Montreal) John Cacciatore...
Sial Show 2024 | Salon SIAL 2024
Sial Show 2024 Attendees SIAL Canada’s trade show and conference in Montreal took place May 15-17 at the Palais des congres. The event drew approximately 21,000 attendees to see more than 800 exhibitors representing over 44 countries. Participants au Sial Show 2024 Le...
World Championship Cheese Contest | Championnat du monde de fromage
Thrilled to announce that Deliziosa Burrata has been awarded first place at the World Championship Cheese Contest! 🏆🧀 Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que la Deliziosa Burrata a remporté la première place au World Championship Cheese Contest ! 🏆🧀
Supporting a better cheese importing system in Canada | Soutenir un meilleur système d’importation de fromage au Canada
Patrick Pelliccione at the House of Commons supporting a better cheese importing system in Canada On May 4, 2023, Jan K. Overweel’s President, Patrick Pelliccione, testified at the Canadian House of Commons International Trade Committee on the trade barriers faced by...
SIAL Canada 2023 in Toronto | SIAL Canada 2023 à Toronto
SIAL Toronto 2023 was a success. Thank you, SIAL Canada , for organizing a rewarding event for all members in the food business. It is always rewarding connecting with fellow food industry professionals. A big thank you to all who visited our booth. We are thankful...
PARM-INENT FIXTURE Italian Food Industry Weathering the Pandemic | INSTALLATION PARM-INENT l’industrie alimentaire italienne résiste à la pandémie
Check out this article, written by the insightful Rita DeMontis, National Lifestyle Editor of the Toronto Sun. Featuring President Patrick Pelliccione assuring us the Italian export business is still going strong. The article can be found here. Jetez un coup d'œil à...
Let There Be Cheese! Keeping the lines of trade and commerce open between Canada and the EU | Qu’il y ait du fromage ! Maintenir les échanges et le commerce ouverts entre le Canada et l’UE
In February 2020, our president Patrick Pelliccione along with key members of the International Cheese Council of Canada (ICCC) traveled to The World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland with the goal to improve the workings of Canadian cheese importers with...
Winner! Best Fresh Department Supplier 2019 | Gagnant ! Meilleur fournisseur du département frais 2019
We are very proud to announce Jan K. Overweel as the selected recipient of United Grocers Inc.’s (UGI) Best Fresh Department Supplier 2019 Award. It is with the hard work and effort that the JKO Sales team across the country has put forward that this award is...
Cremo – Von Mühlenen – World Cheese Awards 2018 Champion | Cremo – Von Mühlenen – Champion des World Cheese Awards 2018
Jan K Overweel would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to Cremo SA, on their sweeping victory at this year's World Cheese Awards. JKO has the honor of exclusively distributing the long-established Swiss brand of cheeses, Von Mühlenen, for almost two decades...
EMMA® Gnocchi with Quinoa voted Product of The Year! | EMMA® Gnocchi au quinoa élu produit de l’année !
Try our EMMA® Gnocchi with Quinoa, a better for you addition to our Emma Gnocchi lineup. This delicious potato dumpling pasta was voted Product of the Year 2018 by consumers in the pasta category! Click here to check out this year's winners! Essayez nos EMMA® Gnocchi...
It’s Time to Get Cheesy! | C’est l’heure du fromage !
Check out our President Patrick Pelliccione lending his industry expertise to Western Grocer Magazine for a piece on Canada's evolving cheese market! Click the link below for the article:Western Grocer July-August 2018 By Anne-Marie Hardie Découvrez notre...
What Is D.O.P. ? | Qu’est-ce que le D.O.P. ?
D.O.P. stands for Denominazione d’Origine Protetta, in English: Protected Designation of Origin. Food products labelled with this certification are fiercely regulated by a governing body, or consortium, specific to that product from its inception to its final...
What’s new in QA at JKO? | Quelles sont les nouveautés en matière d’assurance qualité chez JKO ?
Our JKO warehouse, located at 106 Aviva Park in Woodbridge, is BRC approved for Storage and Distribution as of April 2017. The British Retail Consortium(BRC) is a worldwide standard for food safety and is developed by food industry experts from retailers,...
